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Observation#2
What:
Candidate:
LeannaThomas
Who:
ProgramSupervisor
Announced
How:
Site:
RebeccaJohnsonSch.
FocusElements:
1.B.2:AdjustmentstoPractice2.A.3:MeetingDiverseNeeds
PreObservationConference
ObservationDetails
Date:Sept.21,
2015
ContentTopic/
LessonObjective:
Time(start/end):
Studentslearnedaboutlineandsculpture
WholeGroup
SmallGroup
Other
OneonOne
2:403:20
ActiveEvidenceCollectionoccurredduringtheobservationandissynthesizedandcategorizedbelow.
Element
*
1.A.4
StrucLessons
1.B.2*
AdjustPractice
2.A.3*
Evidence
**
Thelessonplanwaswrittenoutindetail.Itstartedwithareviewofvocabulary.Thenthere
wasademo,followedbyworktime.
Leannadecidedthatsplittingupthecontentcouldbeanimpactfulwayofrewritingthelesson
tomakeitmoresimple.Whenshedidthislessonagain,sheanalyzedthestepsandbroke
downhertalktoincludedetailedinformationaboutthefoldingandcurlingpaperprocess.Her
studentshadmoresuccesswiththepapermanipulationthesecondtime..Shealsoincludeda
demoofwhatNOTtodothesecondtime.Thisalsohelpedwithtroubleshooting.
Sheprovidedindividualizedattentionthroughoutthelesson,usingdifferent
DiverseNeeds
techniquesforeachchildsuchashandoverhand,patternphrasesandmodeling.
2.B.1
Thelessonwasageappropriateandsetupinsteps.Itwasinclusiveof
auditory,kinestheticandvisuallearners.Shegavespecificexamplestoensuresuccesssuch
asaladybugsizeofglue,andcounttofive.ShesaidThankyoutoeveryonewhoissitting
nicely.Thisrespectandclarityhelpedchildrenfeelsafe.
SafeLrngEnviron
2.D.2
HighExpectations
4.A.1
ReflectivePrac
Highexpectationsweresetasfarasbehaviorandparticipation.Shewaiteduntilthe
wholeroomwasfocusedbeforegivingdirections.
Leannawelcomesandemploysmyfeedback.Sheisalwaysthinkingofextensionsand
revisionstoherlessons.
FocusedFeedback
ReinforcementArea/Action:
(strengths)
Sheclearlyenjoysthekidsandtheyenjoyher.Sheisanaturalwithyoung
children,andhasalotofknowledgeoftheirdevelopement.Sheappears
relaxedandconfidentanddidagreatjobofremainingfocusedinspiteof
inappropriateparascontinuallyyellingatthekids.Sheusesreferences
childrencanrelatetotoensureunderstandingandsuccess,Forinstance,she
hadkidsincludefeettohelptheirpaperstandup.Sheusesrepeatedfun
phrasestoengagekidsandhelpthemrememberthesteps,likepinchand
wrap.Herwritingisveryarticulate.
RefinementArea/Action:
(areasforimprovement)
Sheranoutoftimeandskippedherclosure.Shewillwearadigitalwatch
andchecktimemoreoften.